Proposed law would block judges from using sharia law and international law

[Conan71]

Amazing how people think "oh that could never happen here". The fact there are judges like Joseph Charles in New Jersey or a Ruth Bader Ginsburg on on the supreme court proves that we have judges that will cite foreign and religious laws. Luckily for Oklahoma most of the liberals are those who populate this forum, but we could end up getting a liberal judge like that in Oklahoma one.

Yeah, we especially don't want any judge citing English Common Law...

[nathanm]

Yeah, we especially don't want any judge citing English Common Law...

That would be just terrible, wouldn't it?

[Gaspar]

You do know that Oklahoma has a law against Whale hunting.

[Townsend]

You do know that Oklahoma has a law against Whale hunting.

I happen to agree with that one.

[Conan71]

You do know that Oklahoma has a law against Whale hunting.

It must be a great deterrent, I've never seen anyone whale hunting in Oklahoma.

[heironymouspasparagus]

And there used to be a law about prohibited sexual positions, too.
We got rid of that so we can now be known as Oklahoma the Progressive!

[Gaspar]

And there used to be a law about prohibited sexual positions, too.
We got rid of that so we can now be known as Oklahoma the Progressive!

COP: "Sir. . . Please put your hands against the wall and spread em.  You're under arrest for aggravated reverse camel.  You're lucky, I'm not going to charge the young lady, though I suspect she may have been engaged in a double kangaroo before I entered the bedroom."

CONAN: "Please officer, can you just give me a warning?  I've already got a 2008 frothy walrus on my record." 

[heironymouspasparagus]

Exactly!

[Conan71]

COP: "Sir. . . Please put your hands against the wall and spread em.  You're under arrest for aggravated reverse camel.  You're lucky, I'm not going to charge the young lady, though I suspect she may have been engaged in a double kangaroo before I entered the bedroom."

CONAN: "Please officer, can you just give me a warning?  I've already got a 2008 frothy walrus on my record." 

No, it was a double back galloping centipede!

[cannon_fodder]

Not needed.  As many have pointed out over and over we are not in danger from a Muslim theocracy.

Won't hold up.  The law specifically targets one religion.  Change "sharia law" to "religious law" and it might hold up.

Not helpful.  I want my judges looking at all sources of knowledge to make a decision.  If someone in oklahoma, texas, france or arabia came to the best solution to a problem, great.    Why exclude knowledge?  It isn't binding...

Already covered.  1st amendment.

If we pass this, let's add amendments banning housing muslim armies, forbiding the state from banning pork, or making it illegal to kill christians.  Prevention is key.  It COULD happen!

[Townsend]

"forbiding the state from banning pork"  Prevention is key.  It COULD happen!

No freaking way.  One word, Bacon.  Not even Yahweh can kill our bacon.

[rwarn17588]

Not needed.  As many have pointed out over and over we are not in danger from a Muslim theocracy.

Won't hold up.  The law specifically targets one religion.  Change "sharia law" to "religious law" and it might hold up.

Not helpful.  I want my judges looking at all sources of knowledge to make a decision.  If someone in oklahoma, texas, france or arabia came to the best solution to a problem, great.    Why exclude knowledge?  It isn't binding...

Already covered.  1st amendment.

If we pass this, let's add amendments banning housing muslim armies, forbiding the state from banning pork, or making it illegal to kill christians.  Prevention is key.  It COULD happen!

Where you been, dude? You've been missed.

[Gaspar]

No, it was a double back galloping centipede!

Don't you need to be able to dislocate your thumb for that one, or am I thinking of "the drunken bus driver?"

[guido911]

Here we go again:

TAMPA — A Florida appeals court appears to have cleared the way for a Hillsborough judge to use Islamic law to decide a key issue in a lawsuit involving a local mosque.

In a case that has attracted national attention, the 2nd District Court of Appeal on Friday denied without comment a petition to prevent Judge Richard Nielsen from invoking Islamic law.

http://www.tampabay.com/news/courts/civil/appeals-court-wont-stop-hillsborough-judge-from-considering-islamic-law/1198321

[nathanm]

What, precisely, is the problem here?